Razor.



T.-G. SHE EHAN.

RAZOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1912.

Pafinted Feb. 24, 19A

UNITE STATES PATENT canton.

THOMAS C. SHEEHAN, OF CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG-NOR T DURHAM DUPLEXRAZOR COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0 NEW YORK.

RAZOR.

Specification, of Letters Patent. Patented F b. 24 1914 Applicationfiled May 15, 1912. Serial No. 697,402.

* in razors, particularly to the type known in trade as the Durham.

The main object of the present invention is the production of animproved razor of the above type in which a blade is directly heldin=cmtact with a support by simple means carried by the support and engagingthe blade itself, said means being also capable of preventing accidentaldisplacement of the blade.

Another object is to lessen the costof lnainifacturing,so that anefficient razor can be made and sold at a lower price than hasheretofore been possible.

'a blade supporting member This blade supporting member is in the formof a double guard, but it 1s to be understood that,

With these and other objects not specifically mentioned in view, theinvention consists in' certain constructions and combinations which willbe hereinafter fully described and then specifically set forth in theclaims hereunto appended.

1n the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specificationand in which like characters of reference indicate the same or likeparts, Figure l is a general view of a device constructed in accordancewith the invention, Fi 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line2 2 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view takenonthe line 33 in Fig. 1. I

In carrying the invention into effect, there is provideda handle 1 towhich is pivoted a shank 2 extending from what may be termed in certainconstructions, the support need not ,be a guard. There Is furtherprovided a blade 4 ofsubstantial thickness and rigid- .ity; and meansare provided for holding the blade uaon the support. In the devicellustrate the invention, this holding means consists of a pair of lugs5, each offset from t-he'main body of the support 3.

The operating faces of these lugs, lie in a,

plane substantially parallel with the surface of'the supporting. member3, and each is provided. wlth a-projection 6 adapted to engage anindentation 7 formed upon tlie'fa ce of a ledge 8, which ledgeiscountersunk fromcne face of the blade adjacent a per-' foration 9extending through the blade. To attach the blade to the support, thelugs 5 are first passed through the p'erforationfl,

and then slid longitudinally along the ledges 8 until the projections 6snap into the indentatlon 7. Detachment of the blade from. the supportis of course effected by a reverse operation. It will be noted that thelugs 5 lie between the outer surfaces or noncontactin'g sides of thesupport 3 and. the blade 4. a

\Vhile, in certain constructions, the cutting edges of the blade may becentrally located with respect to the flat faces of the blade; as shown,each of the cutting edges is formed by a shortbevel 10 and a long bevel11, the short bevel 10 being on the side w next the guard, and the longbevel 11 being on thesameside as the countersunk ledges.

As shown, the perforations 9 are unsyrn metrically arranged with respectto the ends of the blade. This is to prevent assembling of the blade andsupport with the long bevels 11 next the support. When the blade isground to bring the cutting edges thereof in a plane midwaybet-ween thesides of the blade, the perforations need not be so arranged.

Changes and variations may be made in the structure by means of whichthe invention is carried into effect. This invention therefore is not tobe restricted to the precise details of the-structure shown anddescribed.

What is claimed:

1. In a razor, the combination with a blade having a pair of slots eachslot having a countersunk ledge adjacent said slot, of a handle, andashank pivoted to the handle and provided with an integral guard havinga pair of integral lugs offset from of a handle, and a shank pivoted tothe name t9 this specification in the presence of imndle and pr0vifdedwithlail integal gFard twe subscribing witnesses. 1; yin a, air 0integra ugs 0 set rom qa d gglgrd and adapted to pass through the THOMASSHEEHAN' ,s'lotsa-n'd engage the ledges of the blade to Witnesses: holdthe blade and guard together. FRANK H. D1011, J12, In testimony whereof,I have signed my SYDNEY J. PRESCOTT.

